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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,WELL1 ,PR9CE1 SO ,G5OA & ,LUCCA >E N[ JU/ FAMILY E/ATES ( ! 
 ,BUONAP>TES4 ,BUT ,I W>N Y\1 IF Y\ DON'T TELL ME ?AT ?IS MEANS W>1 IF 
 Y\ /ILL TRY TO DEF5D ! 9FAMIES & HORRORS P]PETRAT$ BY ?AT 
 ,ANTI*RI/--,I REALLY BELIEVE HE IS ,ANTI*RI/--,I WILL HAVE 
 NO?+ MORE TO DO ) Y\ & Y\ >E NO LONG] MY FRI5D1 NO LONG] MY 
 'FAI?FUL SLAVE1' AS Y\ CALL Y\RSELF6 ,BUT H[ DO Y\ DO8 ,I SEE ,I HAVE 
 FRI<T5$ Y\--SIT D[N & TELL ME ALL ! NEWS40 

,IT WAS 9 ,JULY1 #a#h#e1 & ! SPEAK] WAS ! WELL-KN[N ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 
 ,S*]]1 MAID ( HONOR & FAVORITE ( ! ,EMPRESS ,M>YA ,F$OROVNA4 ,) 
 !SE WORDS %E GREET$ ,PR9CE ,VASILI ,KURAG91 A MAN ( HI< RANK & 
 IMPORTANCE1 :O WAS ! FIR/ TO >RIVE AT H] RECEPTION4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 
 HAD HAD A C\< = SOME DAYS4 ,%E WAS1 AS %E SAID1 SUFF]+ FROM LA 
 GRIPPE2 GRIPPE BE+ !N A NEW WORD 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 US$ ONLY BY 
 ! ELITE4 

,ALL H] 9VITATIONS )\T EXCEPTION1 WRITT5 9 ,FR5*1 & DELIV]$ BY 
 A SC>LET-LIV]I$ FOOTMAN ?AT MORN+1 RAN AS FOLL[S3 

0,IF Y\ HAVE NO?+ BETT] TO DO1 ,C\NT 7OR ,PR9CE71 & IF ! PROSPECT 
 ( SP5D+ AN EV5+ ) A POOR 9VALID IS NOT TOO T]RIBLE1 ,I %ALL BE 
 V]Y *>M$ TO SEE Y\ TONI<T BETWE5 #g & #a--,ANNETTE ,S*]]40 

0,HEAV5S6 :AT A VIRUL5T ATTACK60 REPLI$ ! PR9CE1 NOT 9 ! LEA/ 
 DISCONC]T$ BY ?IS RECEPTION4 ,HE HAD JU/ 5T]$1 WE>+ AN 
 EMBROID]$ C\RT UNI=M1 KNEE BREE*ES1 & %OES1 & HAD />S ON HIS 
 BREA/ & A S]5E EXPRESSION ON HIS FLAT FACE4 ,HE SPOKE 9 ?AT REF9$ 
 ,FR5* 9 :I* \R GR&FA!RS NOT ONLY SPOKE BUT ?\<T1 & ) ! 
 G5TLE1 PATRONIZ+ 9TONATION NATURAL TO A MAN ( IMPORTANCE :O HAD 
 GR[N OLD 9 SOCIETY & AT C\RT4 ,HE W5T UP TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 KISS$ H] 
 H&1 PRES5T+ TO H] HIS BALD1 SC5T$1 & %9+ HEAD1 & 
 COMPLAC5TLY SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! S(A4 

0,FIR/ ( ALL1 DE> FRI5D1 TELL ME H[ Y\ >E4 ,SET Y\R FRI5D'S M9D AT 
 RE/10 SAID HE )\T ALT]+ HIS TONE1 B5EA? ! POLIT5ESS & 
 AFFECT$ SYMPA?Y ( :I* 9DIFF]5CE & EV5 IRONY C\LD BE DISC]N$4 

0,CAN ONE BE WELL :ILE SUFF]+ MORALLY8 ,CAN ONE BE CALM 9 TIMES LIKE 
 !SE IF ONE HAS ANY FEEL+80 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 0,Y\ >E /AY+ ! 
 :OLE EV5+1 ,I HOPE80 

0,& ! FETE AT ! ,5GLI% AMBASSADOR'S8 ,TODAY IS ,W$NESDAY4 ,I MU/ PUT 
 9 AN APPE>ANCE !RE10 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,MY DAU<T] IS COM+ = ME TO 
 TAKE ME !RE40 

0,I ?\<T TODAY'S FETE HAD BE5 CANCEL$4 ,I CONFESS ALL !SE FE/IVITIES 
 & FIREWORKS >E BECOM+ WE>ISOME40 

0,IF !Y HAD KN[N ?AT Y\ WI%$ IT1 ! 5T]TA9M5T W\LD HAVE BE5 
 PUT (F10 SAID ! PR9CE1 :O1 LIKE A W\ND-UP CLOCK1 BY =CE ( HABIT 
 SAID ?+S HE DID NOT EV5 WI% TO BE BELIEV$4 

0,DON'T TEASE6 ,WELL1 & :AT HAS BE5 DECID$ AB\T ,NOVOSILTSEV'S 
 DISPAT*8 ,Y\ KN[ EV]Y?+40 

0,:AT CAN ONE SAY AB\T IT80 REPLI$ ! PR9CE 9 A COLD1 LI/LESS TONE4 
 0,:AT HAS BE5 DECID$8 ,!Y HAVE DECID$ ?AT ,BUONAP>TE HAS BURNT HIS 
 BOATS1 & ,I BELIEVE ?AT WE >E READY TO BURN \RS40 

,PR9CE ,VASILI ALWAYS SPOKE LANGUIDLY1 LIKE AN ACTOR REPEAT+ A /ALE 
 P>T4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA ,S*]] ON ! CONTR>Y1 DESPITE H] =TY YE>S1 
 OV]FL[$ ) ANIMATION & IMPULSIV5ESS4 ,TO BE AN 5?USIA/ HAD 
 BECOME H] SOCIAL VOCATION &1 SOMETIMES EV5 :5 %E DID NOT FEEL LIKE 
 IT1 %E BECAME 5?USIA/IC 9 ORD] NOT TO DISAPPO9T ! EXPECTATIONS ( 
 ?OSE :O KNEW H]4 ,! SUBDU$ SMILE :I*1 ?\< IT DID NOT SUIT H] 
 FAD$ FEATURES1 ALWAYS PLAY$ R\ND H] LIPS EXPRESS$1 AS 9 A SPOIL$ 
 *ILD1 A CONT9UAL CONSCI\SNESS ( H] *>M+ DEFECT1 :I* %E NEI!R 
 WI%$1 NOR C\LD1 NOR CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y1 TO CORRECT4 

,9 ! MID/ ( A CONV]SATION ON POLITICAL MATT]S ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA BUR/ 
 \T3 

0,OH1 DON'T SPEAK TO ME ( ,AU/RIA4 ,P]HAPS ,I DON'T UND]/& ?+S1 BUT 
 ,AU/RIA NEV] HAS WI%$1 & DOES NOT WI%1 = W>4 ,%E IS BETRAY+ US6 
 ,RUSSIA ALONE MU/ SAVE ,EUROPE4 ,\R GRACI\S SOV]EIGN RECOGNIZES HIS HI< 
 VOCATION & WILL BE TRUE TO IT4 ,?AT IS ! ONE ?+ ,I HAVE FAI? 96 
 ,\R GOOD & WOND]FUL SOV]EIGN HAS TO P]=M ! NOBLE/ ROLE ON E>?1 
 & HE IS SO VIRTU\S & NOBLE ?AT ,GOD WILL NOT =SAKE HIM4 ,HE WILL 
 FULFILL HIS VOCATION & CRU% ! HYDRA ( REVOLUTION1 :I* HAS BECOME 
 MORE T]RIBLE ?AN EV] 9 ! P]SON ( ?IS MURD]] & VILLA96 ,WE 
 ALONE MU/ AV5GE ! BLOOD ( ! JU/ ONE4444 ,:OM1 ,I ASK Y\1 CAN WE 
 RELY ON8444 ,5GL& ) H] COMM]CIAL SPIRIT WILL NOT & CANNOT 
 UND]/& ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]'S L(T9ESS ( S\L4 ,%E HAS REFUS$ TO 
 EVACUATE ,MALTA4 ,%E WANT$ TO F9D1 & /ILL SEEKS1 SOME SECRET MOTIVE 9 
 \R ACTIONS4 ,:AT ANSW] DID ,NOVOSILTSEV GET8 ,NONE4 ,! ,5GLI% HAVE NOT 
 UND]/OOD & CANNOT UND]/& ! SELF-ABNEGATION ( \R ,EMP]OR :O 
 WANTS NO?+ = HIMSELF1 BUT ONLY DESIRES ! GOOD ( MANK9D4 ,& :AT 
 HAVE !Y PROMIS$8 ,NO?+6 ,& :AT LITTLE !Y HAVE PROMIS$ !Y WILL 
 NOT P]=M6 ,PRUSSIA HAS ALWAYS DECL>$ ?AT ,BUONAP>TE IS 9V9CIBLE1 
 & ?AT ALL ,EUROPE IS P[]LESS BE=E HIM4444 ,& ,I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD 
 ?AT ,H>D5BURG SAYS1 OR ,HAUGWITZ EI!R4 ,?IS FAM\S ,PRUSSIAN NEUTRALITY 
 IS JU/ A TRAP4 ,I HAVE FAI? ONLY 9 ,GOD & ! L(TY DE/9Y ( \R 
 ADOR$ MON>*4 ,HE WILL SAVE ,EUROPE60 

,%E SUDD5LY PAUS$1 SMIL+ AT H] [N IMPETUOSITY4 

0,I ?9K10 SAID ! PR9CE ) A SMILE1 0?AT IF Y\ HAD BE5 S5T 
 9/EAD ( \R DE> ,W9TZ+]ODE Y\ W\LD HAVE CAPTUR$ ! ,K+ ( 
 ,PRUSSIA'S CONS5T BY ASSAULT4 ,Y\ >E SO ELOQU5T4 ,WILL Y\ GIVE ME A CUP 
 ( TEA80 

0,9 A MOM5T4 ,A PROPOS10 %E ADD$1 BECOM+ CALM AGA91 0,I AM 
 EXPECT+ TWO V]Y 9T]E/+ M5 TONI<T1 LE ,VICOMTE DE ,MORTEM>T1 :O 
 IS CONNECT$ ) ! ,MONTMOR5CYS ?R\< ! ,ROHANS1 ONE ( ! BE/ 
 ,FR5* FAMILIES4 ,HE IS ONE ( ! G5U9E EMIGRES1 ! GOOD ONES4 
 ,& ALSO ! ,ABBE ,MORIO4 ,DO Y\ KN[ ?AT PR(\ND ?9K]8 ,HE HAS BE5 
 RECEIV$ BY ! ,EMP]OR4 ,HAD Y\ HE>D80 

0,I %ALL BE DELI<T$ TO MEET !M10 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,BUT TELL ME10 HE 
 ADD$ ) /UDI$ C>ELESSNESS AS IF IT HAD ONLY JU/ OCCURR$ TO HIM1 
 ?\< ! QUE/ION HE WAS AB\T TO ASK WAS ! *IEF MOTIVE ( HIS VISIT1 
 0IS IT TRUE ?AT ! ,D[AG] ,EMPRESS WANTS ,B>ON ,FUNKE TO BE APPO9T$ 
 FIR/ SECRET>Y AT ,VI5NA8 ,! B>ON BY ALL ACC\NTS IS A POOR CREATURE40 

,PR9CE ,VASILI WI%$ TO OBTA9 ?IS PO/ = HIS SON1 BUT O!RS W]E 
 TRY+ ?R\< ! ,D[AG] ,EMPRESS ,M>YA ,F$OROVNA TO SECURE IT = ! 
 B>ON4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA ALMO/ CLOS$ H] EYES TO 9DICATE ?AT NEI!R %E NOR 
 ANYONE ELSE HAD A RI<T TO CRITICIZE :AT ! ,EMPRESS DESIR$ OR WAS 
 PLEAS$ )4 

0,B>ON ,FUNKE HAS BE5 RECOMM5D$ TO ! ,D[AG] ,EMPRESS BY H] SI/]10 
 WAS ALL %E SAID1 9 A DRY & M\RNFUL TONE4 

,AS %E NAM$ ! ,EMPRESS1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S FACE SUDD5LY ASSUM$ AN 
 EXPRESSION ( PR(\ND & S9C]E DEVOTION & RESPECT M+L$ ) 
 SADNESS1 & ?IS OCCURR$ EV]Y TIME %E M5TION$ H] ILLU/RI\S 
 PATRONESS4 ,%E ADD$ ?AT ,H] ,MAJE/Y HAD DEIGN$ TO %[ ,B>ON ,FUNKE BEAUC\P 
 D'E/IME1 & AGA9 H] FACE CL\D$ OV] ) SADNESS4 

,! PR9CE WAS SIL5T & LOOK$ 9DIFF]5T4 ,BUT1 ) ! WOMANLY & 
 C\RTI]LIKE QUICKNESS & TACT HABITUAL TO H]1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA WI%$ BO? 
 TO REBUKE HIM 7= D>+ TO SPEAK AS HE HAD DONE ( A MAN RECOMM5D$ TO 
 ! ,EMPRESS7 & AT ! SAME TIME TO CONSOLE HIM1 SO %E SAID3 

0,N[ AB\T Y\R FAMILY4 ,DO Y\ KN[ ?AT S9CE Y\R DAU<T] CAME \T 
 EV]YONE HAS BE5 5RAPTUR$ BY H]8 ,!Y SAY %E IS AMAZ+LY BEAUTIFUL40 

,! PR9CE B[$ TO SIGNIFY HIS RESPECT & GRATITUDE4 

0,I (T5 ?9K10 %E CONT9U$ AFT] A %ORT PAUSE1 DRAW+ NE>] TO ! 
 PR9CE & SMIL+ AMIABLY AT HIM AS IF TO %[ ?AT POLITICAL & SOCIAL 
 TOPICS W]E 5D$ & ! TIME HAD COME = 9TIMATE CONV]SATION--0,I 
 (T5 ?9K H[ UNFAIRLY SOMETIMES ! JOYS ( LIFE >E DI/RIBUT$4 ,:Y 
 HAS FATE GIV5 Y\ TWO SU* SPL5DID *ILDR58 ,I DON'T SPEAK ( ,ANATOLE1 
 Y\R Y\NGE/4 ,I DON'T LIKE HIM10 %E ADD$ 9 A TONE ADMITT+ ( NO 
 REJO9D] & RAIS+ H] EYEBR[S4 0,TWO SU* *>M+ *ILDR54 ,& 
 REALLY Y\ APPRECIATE !M LESS ?AN ANYONE1 & SO Y\ DON'T DES]VE TO 
 HAVE !M40 

,& %E SMIL$ H] EC/ATIC SMILE4 

0,I CAN'T HELP IT10 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,LAVAT] W\LD HAVE SAID ,I LACK ! 
 BUMP ( PAT]NITY40 

0,DON'T JOKE2 ,I MEAN TO HAVE A S]I\S TALK ) Y\4 ,DO Y\ KN[ ,I AM 
 DISSATISFI$ ) Y\R Y\NG] SON8 ,BETWE5 \RSELVES0 7& H] FACE 
 ASSUM$ ITS MELAN*OLY EXPRESSION71 0HE WAS M5TION$ AT ,H] ,MAJE/Y'S & 
 Y\ W]E PITI$44440 

,! PR9CE ANSW]$ NO?+1 BUT %E LOOK$ AT HIM SIGNIFICANTLY1 AWAIT+ 
 A REPLY4 ,HE FR[N$4 

0,:AT W\LD Y\ HAVE ME DO80 HE SAID AT LA/4 0,Y\ KN[ ,I DID ALL A FA!R 
 C\LD = !IR $UCATION1 & !Y HAVE BO? TURN$ \T FOOLS4 ,HIPPOLYTE 
 IS AT LEA/ A QUIET FOOL1 BUT ,ANATOLE IS AN ACTIVE ONE4 ,?AT IS ! ONLY 
 DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !M40 ,HE SAID ?IS SMIL+ 9 A WAY MORE NATURAL & 
 ANIMAT$ ?AN USUAL1 SO ?AT ! WR9KLES R\ND HIS M\? V]Y CLE>LY 
 REVEAL$ SOME?+ UNEXPECT$LY CO>SE & UNPLEASANT4 

0,& :Y >E *ILDR5 BORN TO SU* M5 AS Y\8 ,IF Y\ W]E NOT A FA!R 
 !RE W\LD BE NO?+ ,I C\LD REPROA* Y\ )10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 
 LOOK+ UP P5SIVELY4 

0,I AM Y\R FAI?FUL SLAVE & TO Y\ ALONE ,I CAN CONFESS ?AT MY *ILDR5 
 >E ! BANE ( MY LIFE4 ,IT IS ! CROSS ,I HAVE TO BE>4 ,?AT IS H[ ,I 
 EXPLA9 IT TO MYSELF4 ,IT CAN'T BE HELP$60 

,HE SAID NO MORE1 BUT EXPRESS$ HIS RESIGNATION TO CRUEL FATE BY A GE/URE4 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA M$ITAT$4 

0,HAVE Y\ NEV] ?\<T ( M>RY+ Y\R PRODIGAL SON ,ANATOLE80 %E ASK$4 
 0,!Y SAY OLD MAIDS HAVE A MANIA = MAT*MAK+1 & ?\< ,I DON'T FEEL 
 ?AT WEAKNESS 9 MYSELF AS YET1 ,I KN[ A LITTLE P]SON :O IS V]Y UNHAPPY 
 ) H] FA!R4 ,%E IS A RELATION ( Y\RS1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ,BOLKONSKAYA40 

,PR9CE ,VASILI DID NOT REPLY1 ?\<1 ) ! QUICKNESS ( MEMORY & 
 P]CEPTION BEFITT+ A MAN ( ! WORLD1 HE 9DICAT$ BY A MOVEM5T ( ! 
 HEAD ?AT HE WAS CONSID]+ ?IS 9=MATION4 

0,DO Y\ KN[10 HE SAID AT LA/1 EVID5TLY UNABLE TO *ECK ! SAD CURR5T 
 ( HIS ?\<TS1 0?AT ,ANATOLE IS CO/+ ME =TY ?\S& RUBLES A YE>8 
 ,&10 HE W5T ON AFT] A PAUSE1 0:AT WILL IT BE 9 FIVE YE>S1 IF HE GOES 
 ON LIKE ?IS80 ,PRES5TLY HE ADD$3 0,?AT'S :AT WE FA!RS HAVE TO PUT UP 
 )4444 ,IS ?IS PR9CESS ( Y\RS RI*80 

0,H] FA!R IS V]Y RI* & /+Y4 ,HE LIVES 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,HE IS ! 
 WELL-KN[N ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI :O HAD TO RETIRE FROM ! >MY UND] ! LATE 
 ,EMP]OR1 & WAS NICKNAM$ '! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA4' ,HE IS V]Y CLEV] BUT 
 ECC5TRIC1 & A BORE4 ,! POOR GIRL IS V]Y UNHAPPY4 ,%E HAS A BRO!R2 ,I 
 ?9K Y\ KN[ HIM1 HE M>RI$ ,LISE ,ME95 LATELY4 ,HE IS AN AIDE-DE-CAMP 
 ( ,KUTUZOV'S & WILL BE H]E TONI<T40 

0,LI/51 DE> ,ANNETTE10 SAID ! PR9CE1 SUDD5LY TAK+ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S 
 H& & = SOME REASON DRAW+ IT D[NW>D4 0,>RANGE ?AT AFFAIR = ME 
 & ,I %ALL ALWAYS BE Y\R MO/ DEVOT$ SLAVE-SLAFE ) AN F1 
 AS A VILLAGE ELD] ( M9E WRITES 9 HIS REPORTS4 ,%E IS RI* & ( GOOD 
 FAMILY & ?AT'S ALL ,I WANT40 

,& ) ! FAMILI>ITY & EASY GRACE PECULI> TO HIM1 HE RAIS$ ! 
 MAID ( HONOR'S H& TO HIS LIPS1 KISS$ IT1 & SWUNG IT TO & FRO AS HE 
 LAY BACK 9 HIS >M*AIR1 LOOK+ 9 ANO!R DIRECTION4 

0,ATT5DEZ10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 REFLECT+1 0,I'LL SPEAK TO ,LISE1 
 Y\NG ,BOLKONSKI'S WIFE1 ?IS V]Y EV5+1 & P]HAPS ! ?+ CAN BE 
 >RANG$4 ,IT %ALL BE ON Y\R FAMILY'S BEHALF ?AT ,I'LL />T MY 
 APPR5TICE%IP AS OLD MAID40 

   

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